The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-18
The Young Prohibition Editor Very
Mysteriously Disappears.
The Trial of His Assailants to Have
Been Held Today.
Pistol Shots Heard in the Night Near
His Boarding House.
Has He slopod or Has He Been Re-
moved These Are the Ques-
tlons Agitating Holly
Springs.
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Special Dispatch ~ the AprSal.
lloiIY SrRINGs, Miss, Oct. 1.-THE
young boy editor of the tr.weekly prohibi-
ton paper that was started here about four
weeks ago and who was 80 brutally horse
whipped by WilkcHon and Sigman,
saloon.kccpcrs OF this place, has brayed
every danger and disWgarlcd every threat,
and was succeeding wonderfully with his
paper, when, last night at $50 o'clock, no
mystcriousy disappeared from his board
mg-housc. The town has been thrown
into intense excitement as to what has be-
come OF him. The city editor of the paper
was notified, nj 1;3O o'clock this morning,
ofhis disappearance and Immediately went
10 his boarlinghousc and made every
inquiry. Mn. Nunnally, the proprictross
Of the boarding housc, says Until $50
O'clock last night Mr. Reynolds was in my
parlur, and made nomination of his cay-
ing. lie quietly Withdrew 10 his room,
and WIS writing an editorial when Miss
| Nuunally passed the door and carclcssly
| asked what he WAS doing. His reply
was 4 feel very gloomy, and | feel as
II my hours were numbered The young
lady passed on, saying 4 should feel
mo- alarm Il wcv you; when ho
added: 4 have been warmed that |
have but few DAYS 10 live.
Later hc WIS rccn at the front door by
Mr.. j. $. Nonguc, q Young man who was
boarding at thc same house MIR. Nonguo
spoke Ia him and asked him what lac was
doing lie made the rmark; II don't
expect tp see YOU again law not even
cruss the street. have my orders to leave
the town" Mr. luugur walked up
town shortly after Mr. Reynolds was
missed 10y the inmates oi the house.
At 1880 o'clock the lady Of
{ the house and several boarlcrs heard
. two pistol shots. Nir- Nunnally became
' uneasy about Mr. Reynolds and anxiously
awaited ior his return until o'clock. At
E3O o'clock she and several Others in tho
house heard two norc pistol shots
Ancr getting this information tho
city editor Of the sun went
Immediately aud Interviewed tho
night operator and night clerks at
the Holly Springs depot, aud they say that
Mr. Reynolds did not leave from that depot
last night. From the depot the city editor
went to the mayors office aud informed
him oi the disappearance of Editor Rcy-
nolds aud requested him Ia have the police
search and inquire about him, which ho
did, hut up Ia this hour 10 O'Clock p. M
nothing has been heard Of the nissingi
man.
Attaches Of his paper say: "Wc havo
been In the office with him who know that
ihcw WIS no Indebtedness or anything u
that sort to cause him to leave. hut We do
know that his life wns threatened IIo
had positively said that his death alone
would stop the publication IT his paper.
While w. do not know his family, wo
know his dcnlinry with us were those Of
perfect gentleman.
The saloon men who homcrcilcsslywhippcd
him wcrc Ia have been tried last week at
the circuit court, hut fcigncd sickness,
which was sworn 10 by two physicians II
the town, hut Judge w. :. Fcatherston
held rour over this week that these cul-
pris might h. tried aud punished accord
ing to their crime, and today the ease was
To have been called, hut the important
witness, Reynolds, was missing, and tho
delicate men not able 10 appear.
The mystery IL, has Reynolds run away
oi his own free will, or was he iorccd2 lilo
was a man without fear. Then why should
lac have gone, and where Is he2